Car-coupling



(No Model.)

A. J. GEORGE & T. B. TURPIN.

GAR COUPLING.

No. 290,569. Patented Dec. 18, 1883.

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. To ctZZ whom it may concern UNITED STATES PATENT EEIcE.

ANDREW J. GEORGE, OF PULASKI, AND THOMAS B. TURPIN, OF BLOOM- FIELD,

CAR-CO SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 1P IOWA.

UPLING.

atent No. 290,569, dated December 18, 1883.

Application filed May 25!, 1883. (No model.)

Be it known that we, ANDREW J. GEORGE, residing at Pulaski, and THOMAS B. TURPIN, residing at Bloomfield, in the county of Davis and State of Iowa, citizens of the United States, have inventedcertain new and useful Improve ments in Gar-Couplings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain improvements in car-couplers; and it has for its objects to provide for lifting the link and the pin at the same time from either side of the car, to permit it to enter, and for passing the pin through the link after it has entered, as more fully hereinafter specified.

These objects we attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which is represented a perspective view, showing one end of a car with my device applied thereto.

The letter A indicates the car-body, and B the draw-head, which is secured between timbers at the bottom of the car in any convenient manner.

0 indicates a metallic frame, which is formed with a broad inclined plate at the lower part, and which embraces the sides of the drawhead, as indicated. The said frame is slotted at the sides, as indicated by the letter D, and is adapted to slide on the pins E, secured in opposite sides of the draw-head.

The letter F indicates the coupling pin, which extends through an aperture in the crossbar G of the frame and down through an oblong opening in the draw-head, (indicated by the letter H.)

The letter I indicates the lower coupling-pin opening in the said draw-head. The cross-bar G has secured to it, by means of the eyes K, the links L, which are loosely secured to the arms M, secured to the bar N, extending trans versely across the end of the car and journaled in suitable bearings, P. The bar N is bent at its ends, which are extended alongside the car a suitable distance; and R indicates two stationary catches, which are adapted to hold the bar and other parts in position, as indicated.

The operation of our invention isas follows:

\Vhen a car which is provided with a link is approaching the draw-head, as shown in the drawing, the parts are operated so as to raise the pin, and when it has entered the frame and pin are dropped, securing the link and comp ling the cars.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is In a car-coupler, the combination, with the draw-head, of the sliding frame secured there to, and having an inclined lower edge, the coupling-pin extending through said frame and into the draw-heads, the links connecting the frame with the arms on the operating-bar and the arms at the end of the bar and their catches, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW J. GEORGE. THOMAS B. TURPIN. Witnesses:

W. H. TAYLOR, FLETCHER WOOLSEY.

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